UFC Vegas 33 (UFC on ESPN: Hall vs Strickland, UFC on ESPN 28) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses, and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
This card (on July 31, 2021) was highlighted by a middleweight scrap between Uriah Hall and Sean Strickland. Strickland dominated throughout en route to a unanimous decision. Performance of the Night bonuses for Cheyanne Buys, and Melsik Baghdasaryan with Fight of the Night going to Witt/Barbarena.
*Note that the official payouts have not been disclosed for this fight card in Las Vegas so the salaries listed are based on estimates of previous contracts, trends, and drawing power. Other assumptions are made like expected contract changes. All promotional compliance pay figures are based on the formula negotiated with Venum.
Total Payout to Fighters (including fight purse, PPV points, bonuses, and compliance pay): $1,162,800
Total Compliance Pay (Venum): $144,000
UFC Vegas 33 Detailed Payouts
| Fighter | Opponent | Date | Event | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Strickland | Uriah Hall | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | W | $70,000 | $70,000 | $11,000 | $151,000 | ||||
| Nicco Montano | Wu Yanan | 8/7/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | N/A | $0 | $0 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Missed weight, fight cancelled | |||
| Uriah Hall | Sean Strickland | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | L | $100,000 | $0 | $16,000 | $116,000 | ||||
| Kyung Ho Kang | Rani Yahya | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | N/A | $30,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $36,000 | Covid - fight scratched (assume base paid) | |||
| Rani Yahya | Kyung Ho Kang | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | N/A | $70,000 | $0 | $16,000 | $86,000 | Covid - fight scratched (assume base paid) | |||
| Cheyanne Buys | Gloria de Paula | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $50,000 | $4,000 | $78,000 | |||
| Gloria de Paula | Cheyanne Buys | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Jared Gooden | Niklas Stolze | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | W | $14,000 | $14,000 | $4,000 | $32,000 | ||||
| Niklas Stolze | Jared Gooden | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Zarrukh Adashev | Ryan Benoit | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $4,000 | $28,000 | ||||
| Ryan Benoit | Zarrukh Adashev | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $30,000 | ||||
| Bryan Barberena | Jason Witt | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | L | $40,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $11,000 | $101,000 | |||
| Jason Witt | Bryan Barberena | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | $4,500 | $94,500 | |||
| Melsik Baghdasaryan | Collin Anglin | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $50,000 | $4,000 | $78,000 | |||
| Collin Anglin | Melsik Baghdasaryan | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Chris Gruetzemacher | Rafa Garcia | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
| Rafa Garcia | Chris Gruetzemacher | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | L | $16,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $20,000 | ||||
| Danny Chavez | Kai Kamaka III | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | D | $14,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $18,000 | ||||
| Kai Kamaka III | Danny Chavez | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | D | $20,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $24,500 | ||||
| Jinh Yu Frey | Ashley Yoder | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $4,500 | $44,500 | ||||
| Ashley Yoder | Jinh Yu Frey | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $36,000 | ||||
| Philip Rowe | Orion Cosce | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | W | $12,800 | $12,800 | $4,000 | $29,600 | Missed Weight | |||
| Orion Cosce | Philip Rowe | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | L | $15,200 | $0 | $4,000 | $19,200 | Recieved 20% | |||
| Wu Yanan | Nicco Montano | 7/31/2021 | UFC Vegas 33 | N/A | $18,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $22,500 | Assume base paid |
